EGE - Essay Writing

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Thesis Sentence
  • ADOPTED - 11/9/11
  • Thesis should include the following:
    • Statement of topic
    • Statement of opinion / something to debate / something to prove
    • Statement could / should use the three prong idea (as a teaching tool until they are ready for more advanced structures)
      • If and / or when students are "past" this, they could be / should be weened from the 3-prong structure.
      • BUT...if they cannot stay organized, students may want to stick with the 3 prong.
    • Examples
      • The atomic bomb should have been dropped on Japan at the end of World War II because of a...., b......, and c......
      • The internement of the Japanese-Americans under Executive Order 9066 was appropriate / inappropriate due to a....., b....., and c......
  • ASSIGNMENTS to HELP TEACH
  • Literary Critiques for To Kill a Mockingbird and poetry
Literary.Critique.Essay.pdf
TKaM lit crit planning.pdf
Sample.Lit.Crit.Gatsby.pdf

Q4.Poetry.Lit crit planning.pdf
Q4 Example Lit Crit poetry.pdf



Introduction Paragraph(s)


Body Paragraphs / Sections
  • ADOPTED - 4/4/12
  • Topic sentence should set the topic and the position of the paragraph.
  • Paragraph should follow the 8- or 11-sentence basic structure
  • Pattern should be point-evidence-analysis

Conclusion Paragraph